The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-20
W ELAkA.

Cisiiity Costs Nothing Heavy Mails The
Dramatic societv-Base Ball.
Correspondence of the PALArKA NEWS.
WELAKk. FLA. March 10, 1887.
Civilty costs nothing and pays well.
This truism was forced home to those
who returned from Pala tka To welaka
on Tlrursdhy last. After the cordial
manner i'm which the party were treated
i'm the morning while on the popular lit
tie boat. the Georgia, and during the
day by all whom they met in the Gem
City. an uncomfortable return home On
the Plant. of the Peoples Line, took
much of the after pleasure away. Inso-
lence upon the part of steamboat EN-
ployet il not calculated Ia further the in
terests of the line to which he belongs.
We would advise the directors of the
Peoples Line to lie careful in the >elec-
tion Of some of their employees.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noble have arrived in
Welaka. and are staying with MIR. Silas
Noble. at the house of VIM. Packard.
We are sorry To hear that Mrs. Hatch.
of Fruitland, is dangerously ill. DR..
WEIGH, of Welaka. Ii i'm attendance, and
she will soon be better
Mr.. r. Bryant is still shipping oranges.
His crop this year was a very good one
both in quality and quantity.
We are informed by the Welaka post
master. Mr.. +. Waldron. that the incom-
ing and outgoing mails have been eN
ceptionally heavy this quarter and are
daily increasing. each mail containing
AN average of at beast "A hundred letters
alone He has also mailed large num-
ber of boxes containing orange blossoms.
These facts are in themselves a proof "f
the growing popularity of Welaka.
Mr.. r. II. Hotchkin has returned
from the coast. and we are glad to say
that the trip has been of great benefit to
himself and Miss Miss Hotehkin. who ac-
companied him.
Mr.. Mucklow. Of FrIitland. has made
arrangements to visit Welaka every sec
ond Friday. when those desiring photo
graphs and views Of themselves or resi-
dences can see him. Orders may be left
at the land office. Mr.. Mucklow Is "a
first-rate artist. his prices are low and his
work irreproachable.
There is rumor that the Dramatic
Society will shortly visit Palatka with
their two most successful plays All
that Glitters il not Gold. and " The
Bells" We hope that this is true as the
plays are well worth seeing as given by
the society.
Since reading the correction made by
our valued friend and coad jutor, " Buck
eve" in the issue Of the 18th, we have
sent in all directions to procure a few
thousand head of cattle of the same
breed,as his animal, which fed on nothing
from the first of October Ia the middle
of November. Cheap butter and milk
eh. Buckeye, Not even three straws:
BASE BALL MATCH.
The Welaka base hall nine visited Pa
latka ON Thursday last and played a
match with Palatka. An account % the
play having been given in a former is
sue or the NEWS. il Is not necessary to
give any detail. The Welaka men, how
ever are not AT all disheartened. and take
their defeat like men. A large number
of supporters accompanied the team.
your correspondent among the number,
and enjoyed the trip exceedingly. They
hope to see a large number of the good
folks of Palatka at an early date. and
say that if Welaka is not able to make
things pleasant for them there's some
thing rotten in the State of Florida.